diff --git a/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
index eba37a9f644d42bce59baa8ecdf050f24f3acd88..2bbfe345e73c13168c7ddc4673a36b68a29d6085 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/src/Controller/UserController.php
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public function confirmCancel(UserInterface $user, $timestamp = 0, $hashed_pass
         // Since user_cancel() is not invoked via Form API, batch processing
         // needs to be invoked manually and should redirect to the front page
         // after completion.
-        return batch_process('');
+        return batch_process('<front>');
       }
       else {
         $this->messenger()->addError($this->t('You have tried to use an account cancellation link that has expired. Please request a new one using the form below.'));
diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
index 503100c3bcf2984e5f85fa26490abbd9540e1225..869cd37bdd5af4125042b8ae0e197adb8342904d 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Functional/UserCancelTest.php
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ public function testUserBlockUnpublish() {
 
     // Confirm account cancellation request.
     $this->drupalGet("user/" . $account->id() . "/cancel/confirm/$timestamp/" . user_pass_rehash($account, $timestamp));
+    // Confirm that the user was redirected to the front page.
+    $this->assertSession()->addressEquals('');
+    $this->assertSession()->statusCodeEquals(200);
+    // Confirm that the confirmation message made it through to the end user.
+    $this->assertRaw(t('%name has been disabled.', ['%name' => $account->getUsername()]), "Confirmation message displayed to user.");
+
     $user_storage->resetCache([$account->id()]);
     $account = $user_storage->load($account->id());
     $this->assertTrue($account->isBlocked(), 'User has been blocked.');
@@ -266,9 +272,6 @@ public function testUserBlockUnpublish() {
     $storage->resetCache([$comment->id()]);
     $comment = $storage->load($comment->id());
     $this->assertFalse($comment->isPublished(), 'Comment of the user has been unpublished.');
-
-    // Confirm that the confirmation message made it through to the end user.
-    $this->assertRaw(t('%name has been disabled.', ['%name' => $account->getUsername()]), "Confirmation message displayed to user.");
   }
 
   /**